Eating kugel too early

The Torah says Moshe was humble "me'od," exceedingly, when "humble" alone would have said it. Why the extra word? And why does the Rambam tell us to walk the middle path in every trait, except pride, where he says to go to the extreme? Rabbi Asaf Prisman brings a Chofetz Chaim on one pleasure in this world that is unlike all the others. A family hoping to welcome a great Rabbi in Russia, a surprise arrival, and a simple question about Shabbos food make the point.